May I suggest LingoDeer, if you’ve been using Duolingo and want to try something that’s more Asian language specific. I find it’s honestly light and day in terms of how one more than the other is built for teaching stuff like how kanjia and kana combine. I actually wrote a big thing about it earlier today:
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As a daily user of both, I can say that LingoDeer far surpasses DuoLingo when it comes to actually teaching you the language. Today I discovered the stories in LingoDeer, and I absolutely love that they come with a deck to review vocabulary and grammar concepts used in the story. I also like that the vocabulary and grammar review decks are included.
These days, I use Duo for review and Lingo + textbooks and reference books for actual learning.
I’m also not a sponsor for LingoDeer. Just a very enthusiastic user. I bought the lifetime sub when it was on sale, and I feel good knowing when I want to learn Korean and Chinese, they’re right there waiting for me.
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I’ve installed the undo script mainly for cases like these, since you can just undo and then add the synonym you entered right there.
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I’ll try it! Thank you!
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Yea it’s weird since there’s not a real equivalent of what they are to English. But some of those basic, yet so foreign concepts like what Kanji mean/are, On’yomi vs Kun’yomi, really strange grammar structures, etc are what make this hard in the beginning but you get the hang of before you know it, and that’s a great feeling. Stick with it, it’s so much fun getting better at another language (even if it’s difficult)!
(And ofc I don’t mean any of this to be condescending, it’s just really easy to get discouraged when you’re this early on so I just wanted to say a few words of encouragement!)
がんばって！
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Undo script is a lifesaver, but (ominous voice) only for those who can handle it… I’ve had some moments of weakness with some of those last kanji I need to finish a level on time, it can be a battle of will if there aren’t any consequences to hitting that button, even if I’m completely wrong!
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Luckily it doesn’t happen too often to me, so I simply add a synonym and I forget about it. But when it happens, it still hurts (especially at 1 or 2 am) 
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thank you! I’m feeling extra motivated now!!
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Every level when you see that huge pile of new lessons
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Even just level 2, I didn’t expect to see the crabigator looking overwhelmed so soon. I’m definitely going to have start managing my apprentice count in a couple levels. Didn’t remember how brutal leveling up is.
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Don’t let the lesson count pressure you. Go at the pace that feels natural to you. Every once in a while, you’ll have 0 lessons while you’re waiting for kanji to guru, which at least for me is a nice time to catch a breath and relax a bit.
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Oh yeah, I’ve done this before, I reset to level one since I’ve been away from wk for a long time. Thank you though! 
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When 変態 is read out loud to you and suddenly it clicks
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This one genuinely made me laugh because I had this exact reaction when I got to it 
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What you got there some Chinese?
No its Japanese grammy
What’s the difference?
Epic grandma moment right guys XD
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This was the actual part of the post that made me laugh, oddly enough.
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I’m tempted to say “because it was the punchline” 
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